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Webster 1913 Edition
Resection
Re-sec′tion
(r?-s?k′sh?n)
, Noun.
[L.
resectio
: cf. F. résection
.] 1.
The act of cutting or paring off.
Cotgrave.
2.
(Surg.)
The removal of the articular extremity of a bone, or of the ends of the bones in a false articulation.
Webster 1828 Edition
Resection
RESEC'TION
,Noun.